Two men have been charged over the assault on Jesse Ryder that left the New
Zealand batsman in an induced coma in hospital.

Ryder is said to be in a stable condition today and has been “interacting with
his family”. He was admitted in the early hours yesterday after suffering
multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, in the attack outside a bar
in the upmarket Christchurch suburb of Merivale on Tuesday night.

The men charged with the assault, aged 37 and 20, will appear in Christchurch
District Court on April 4. They were detained after police tracked down the
younger